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According to the HTX announcement, HTX has enabled ATWO deposits as of May 18 at 18:00 (GMT+8). ATWO/USDT spot trading and grid trading will go live on May 18 at 20:00 (GMT+8). ATWO withdrawals will be available starting May 19 at 20:00 (GMT+8). Additionally, HTX Margin Trading will introduce ATWO/USDT (10x) isolated-margin leveraged trading on May 18 at 20:00 (GMT+8). Arena Two is a decentralized interactive platform enabling fans to play an active, tokenized role in real-time event outcomes. Unlike traditional models that reduce fans to passive spectators, Arena Two leverages blockchain technology to allow fans to directly vote in real time—thereby influencing on-field outcomes.
Odaily. Bernstein stated in its latest research report that the newly reached compromise on stablecoin yields under the U.S. CLARITY Act is structurally beneficial for Circle and the USDC ecosystem.The report notes that the current version of the bill prohibits stablecoin issuers from paying interest to passive holders that is "economically equivalent" to bank deposits, but allows reward mechanisms tied to actual transaction, payment, and usage activities to continue. Bernstein believes this means Circle's current model, which relies on partners like Coinbase to provide USDC reward programs, will gain regulatory recognition, while also limiting the industry's ability to compete for market share through high yields.Bernstein points out that the bill effectively reinforces the positioning of stablecoins as "payment tools" rather than "deposit substitutes," helping to protect Circle's current business model that relies on reserve income. The firm maintains an "Outperform" rating for Circle with a $190 target price.Data shows that the total global supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins has surpassed $300 billion, with USDT and USDC collectively accounting for approximately 97% of the market share. Bernstein notes that USDC's share in on-chain payments and wallet transfers is steadily increasing, and its share of payments in the AI Agent payment protocol x402 has exceeded 99%.Additionally, Bernstein mentioned that Circle's ARC chain has cumulatively completed 244 million testnet transactions. The ARC token pre-sale previously raised $222 million, with investors including a16z crypto, Apollo Funds, ARK Invest, and BlackRock.However, the report also points out that the CLARITY Act still needs to complete multiple legislative procedures before it takes effect, including a 60-vote threshold in the full Senate and coordination with the House version. Polymarket currently estimates its probability of passage by 2026 at approximately 62%. (The Block)
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for HD/USDT, DIS/USDT, and CBRS/USDT on May 18, with a maximum leverage of 10x for each. Concurrently, HTX is hosting an HD, DIS, and CBRS perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 18 to 15:00 on May 25 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade HD/USDT, DIS/USDT, or CBRS/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new users trading HD/USDT, DIS/USDT, or CBRS/USDT perpetual contracts will receive exclusive benefits.
B.AI has officially integrated into the Solana ecosystem, comprehensively upgrading its cross-chain login and payment capabilities. Users can now log in with one click via MetaMask and Phantom wallets and top up or subscribe using SOL, USDT, USDC, or WBTC on the Solana network. B.AI now supports eight major public blockchains—TRON, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana—building a more open and decentralized multi-chain AI economy. New users enjoy an exclusive limited-time welcome offer: 500,000 points upon first login, a 1:1 bonus on top-ups, and up to an additional $100 worth of points per user. Going forward, B.AI will lower entry barriers and expand asset options to help you seamlessly enter the new era of intelligent economics.
Odaily News, according to the official announcement, OKX will officially launch the GLW/USDT stock perpetual contract at 17:00 (UTC+8) on May 18, 2026, supporting trading on web, app, and API.The announcement shows that the relevant contract is settled in USDT, supports 7×24-hour trading, and the default funding fee settlement cycle is once every 8 hours.
According to an official announcement, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit will list TRAC, supporting trading pairs in Korean Won, Bitcoin, and USDT.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will gradually launch three U-quoted TradFi perpetual contracts on May 18, 2026: FLNCUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 21:55 UTC), DRAMUSDT (maximum leverage of 20x, listing at 22:00 UTC), and RKLBUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 22:05 UTC). These contracts track the prices of Fluence Energy (Nasdaq: FLNC), Roundhill Memory ETF (Cboe BZX: DRAM), and Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), respectively. All contracts are settled in USDT, support multi-asset margin mode, and are available for trading 24/7.
The BTC Pizza Day 2026 campaign is now live. During the campaign period, purchase pizza using your Bybit Card and post about it on X to receive a $20 USDT reimbursement—limited to the first 500 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The campaign runs from now until May 25, 23:59 UTC. During the campaign, users must purchase pizza using their Bybit Card, record a video of the payment, and post it on X, mentioning @Bybit_Official and @Bybit_ZH. Participants must then complete the submission form with their UID and the link to their X post to be eligible for the $20 USDT reimbursement—limited to the first 500 participants. Rewards will be credited within 7 business days after the campaign ends.
Odaily News: BTC IV at 38%, ETH IV at 53%. ETH Skew shows divergence, with the mid-to-long-term maintaining +2 to +4, indicating strong institutional bullish consensus. The short-term skew has sharply deteriorated to -8 to -12 due to CPI exceeding expectations and Powell's resignation, leading to a surge in short-term hedging demand. BTC/ETH GEX has shifted from a long Gamma, steady bull market strategy to short Gamma, widening short-term volatility and making it difficult for IV to drop significantly. The medium-term bullish structure remains intact, with the current situation appearing more like an event-driven release of short-term risk rather than a trend reversal. In block trades, 2,181.8 lots (worth $176 million) of BTC 5/15 expiry $82K Calls were traded; 11,026 lots (worth $24.97 million) of ETH June $2,100 Puts were traded.Gate has launched an exclusive incentive plan for options VIPs. During the event, users can participate to share a 100,000 USDT prize pool. The platform supports cross-exchange VIP rate matching. By submitting VIP proof or trading volume records from other exchanges, users can apply for lower rates. Rewards are distributed in tiers based on options trading volume; the more you trade, the higher the reward. Additionally, participating users enjoy exclusive service benefits, including VIP customer support, API technical integration, and daily options strategies and data services, providing professional traders with more competitive trading costs and liquidity support.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list IRYS/KRW, IRYS/BTC, and IRYS/USDT trading pairs.
It is reported that Bybit has launched the TradFi Perp Edition campaign today, offering a total reward pool of 50,000 USDT to be shared among users trading U.S. stock perpetual contracts. During the campaign period, users who trade U.S. stock perpetual contracts will receive higher rewards proportional to their trading volume. The campaign runs from now until May 22, 2026, at 10:00 UTC.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for MRVL/USDT and WMT/USDT on May 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for both. Additionally, HTX is hosting an MRVL and WMT perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 15 to 15:00 on May 22 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
Odaily reports: According to official sources, Gate’s perpetual futures stock zone has launched CBRS (Celeris) perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20x leverage.
According to CoinGecko data, BILL has demonstrated consistently strong performance since its launch, rising from an opening price of approximately $0.005 to a peak of $0.227—a cumulative maximum increase of over 45x. Yesterday, its 24-hour global trading volume exceeded $2.18 billion, with the Bybit BILL/USDT trading pair standing out—accounting for over $1.68 billion, or more than 77%, of the total volume, maintaining its position as the top-performing trading pair on centralized exchanges (CEX).
: According to official announcement, OKX will officially list the CBRS/USDT stock perpetual contract at 14:00 (UTC+8) on May 15, 2026, supporting web, app, and API trading.The announcement shows that the contract is settled in USDT, supports 7×24-hour trading, and the default funding fee settlement cycle is once every 8 hours.
Canaan Inc. has released its Bitcoin mining business update for April 2026. As of April 30, 2026, Canaan's balance sheet cryptocurrency holdings reached an all-time high of 1,826 Bitcoin and 3,952 Ethereum.During April, Canaan's proprietary mining operations produced 90 Bitcoin, with an additional 3 Bitcoin coming from customer payments, while its joint venture operations produced approximately 48 Bitcoin. As of the end of the month, the installed hashrate for non-joint venture operations reached 10.97 EH/s, a year-over-year increase of 34.6%, with an operational hashrate of 6.86 EH/s, up 10.6% year-over-year; the joint venture business had an installed hashrate of 4.82 EH/s and an operational hashrate of 4.35 EH/s. Additionally, on April 28, Canaan received a subsequent order from Tether to provide customized high-density mining hash board modules.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for COHR/USDT, RKLB/USDT, and WDC/USDT on May 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for each. Meanwhile, HTX is hosting a COHR, RKLB, and WDC contract trading party from 15:00 on May 14 to 15:00 on May 21 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
according to official data, Aster will list the Hajimi USDT spot trading pair in 4 hours.Following this news, Hajimi briefly broke through 0.02 USDT and is now trading at 0.017 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 45.73%.
According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the following perpetual contracts at the times listed below: May 14, 2026, at 13:15 (UTC+8): PHAROSUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 20x leverage; May 14, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC+8): STARUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 3x leverage.
that, according to an official announcement, Binance will launch PHAROSUSDT and STARUSDT perpetual contracts on May 14, 2026. Trading for the PHAROSUSDT contract will open at 05:15 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 20x. Trading for the STARUSDT contract will open at 05:30 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 3x. Both contracts are settled in USDT and support a multi-asset mode. The copy trading service for these contracts will be enabled within 24 hours after their launch.